The Islamic Republic of Iran today is a Shiite Islamic republic with a Sunni minority under a theocratic regime which is ruled by President Hassan Rouhani since 2013. Historically, it is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations including the Persian empire. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution Iran has become more and more conservative.
Iran is operationalizing multiple fronts against Israel. In some areas, the groups claim success; in others, it is unclear if the claims match reality.
The US, following the implementation of sanctions, said that the action targets Iran's vast shadow banking system used to support Iran's military.
The Guardian Council, a hardline vetting body of clerics and jurists aligned to Khamenei, has approved five hardliners and one low-profile moderate candidate from an initial pool of 80.
Speaking at the Cyber Week Conference, Englman said he is also reviewing 30 main public bodies to see how they handled the more intense cyber attacks on Israel during the current war.
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in 2022 and subsequent sanctions on Moscow by Kyiv's allies, Russia and Iran have firmed investment, military and energy ties.
Experts believe that regardless of who is elected president, Tehran’s foreign and domestic policies are expected to remain largely unchanged
Nader’s criticism of the pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah academic, Mousavian, who teaches at Princeton University, comes amid a slated Thursday demonstration against the former Iranian official.
Iran has significantly increased supplying rockets to Hezbollah via Beirut's airport, causing concerns among employees about Hezbollah's influence and potential Israeli retaliation.
The aircrafts' transponders - which enable them to be identified on air traffic control radars - were turned off on entry into Iranian airspace.
Salehi's songs supported protests sparked by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish Iranian woman arrested for allegedly wearing an "improper" hijab.